Table 3.
Perceptions related to human-to-human and bird-to-human H5N1 transmission
| (Bird-to-human H5N1a) (n = 302) |
(Human-to-human H5N1b) (n = 503) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptions related to H5N1 transmission | Col % | Col % | ORu (95% CI) | Adj. ORc (95% CI) |
| Medical aspects (% agreeing):d | ||||
| Has very high fatality rate | 70.5 | 74.4 | 1.21 (0.88-1.67) | 1.24 (0.90-1.71) |
| Cause permanent physical damages to patients | 52.0 | 54.9 | 1.12 (0.84-1.50) | 1.17 (0.87-1.56) |
| Has symptoms similar to those of SARS | 42.1 | 45.7 | 1.16 (0.87-1.55) | 1.20 (0.89-1.61) |
| Preparedness of health authorities in Hong Kong (% agreeing):d If human-to-human H5N1 outbreak occurs in Hong Kong, | ||||
| Hong Kong would not have adequate vaccinee | 50.0 | 63.4 | 1.73∗∗∗ (1.30-2.32) | 1.79∗∗∗ (1.33-2.40) |
| Hong Kong would not have adequate medicine/treatmente | 43.7 | 54.5 | 1.54∗∗ (1.16-2.05) | 1.57∗∗ (1.17-2.11) |
| Hospitals in Hong Kong would not have adequate infection control measurese | 35.1 | 43.3 | 1.41∗ (1.05-1.90) | 1.45∗ (1.07-1.95) |
| % Perceived high/very high susceptibility of one's family members in contracting H5N1f | 13.9 | 24.3 | 1.98∗∗∗ (1.35-2.91) | 2.08∗∗∗ (1.41-3.09) |
| % Perceiving worse impacts of avian influenza as compared with those of SARSg | ||||
| Infectivity | 40.1 | 40.4 | 1.01 (0.76-1.35) | 1.05 (0.78-1.42) |
| Impacts onto oneself & the family | 21.2 | 25.0 | 1.24 (0.88-1.75) | 1.22 (0.86-1.73) |
| Economic impact on Hong Kong | 30.5 | 36.8 | 1.33 (0.98-1.80) | 1.38∗ (1.01-1.88) |
| Duration of the epidemic | 39.4 | 40.4 | 1.04 (0.78-1.39) | 1.06 (0.79-1.42) |
| Total number of people affected | 31.1 | 38.6 | 1.39∗ (1.03-1.88) | 1.41∗ (1.03-1.91) |
| Number of items with “worse than SARS” responses | ||||
| 4-5 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 1.30 (0.89-1.89) | 1.34 (0.91-1.97) |
| 1-3 | 39.0 | 49.1 | ||
| None | 35.1 | 31.2 |
ORU, univariate OR; Adj., adjusted; CI, confidence interval.
These questions about human-to-human H5N1 transmission were only asked to a subsample of 503 respondents (see Measurement).
These questions about bird-to-human H5N1 transmission were only asked to a subsample of 302 respondents (see Measurement).
ORs adjusted for gender, age groups, education level, marital status, and employment status.
Answer options include “agree,” “disagree,” and “not certain.”
Answer options include “yes,” “no,” and “not certain.”
Answer options include ‘very high’, ‘high’, ‘low’, ‘very low’, and ‘not certain.’
Answer options include “worse than SARS,” “better than SARS,” “similar to SARS.” and “not certain.”
P < .05.
P < .01.
P < .001.